1883 in architecture
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See also: 1882 in architecture, other events of 1883, 1884 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
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Buildings
- The Home Insurance Building in Chicago designed by William LeBaron Jenney (demolished 1931)
- The Kuhns Building in Dayton, Ohio. This building is on the National Registry of Historic Places for its architecture. Still standing today, located at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. Owned by Robert J. Shiffler. Interior is no longer historic.
- May 24 - Brooklyn Bridge, designed by John Augustus Roebling, is completed
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Births
- May 18 - Walter Gropius (died 1969)
- August 30 - Theo van Doesburg (died 1931)
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